Round Tower

Round Tower is a building in City of Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. Round Tower is situated nearby to the protected area Fort Snelling, as well as near the recreation area Parade Ground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Snelling and Mendota Bridge.

Fort Snelling

Protected area

Photo: The Statue With The Dictionary, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Fort Snelling is situated 360 feet east of Round Tower.

Mendota Bridge

Bridge

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mendota Bridge, in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highway 55 and MN 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights. Mendota Bridge is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Round Tower.

Fort Snelling

Railway station

Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.

Fort Snelling station is a light rail station on the Blue Line in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region of the US state of Minnesota, named after the nearby Fort Snelling historic fort structure. Fort Snelling is situated 4,100 feet west of Round Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendota and Bdóte.

Mendota

Village

Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.

Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world.

Bdóte

Locality

Bdóte is a significant Dakota sacred landscape where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet, encompassing Pike Island, Fort Snelling, Coldwater Spring, Indian Mounds Park, and surrounding areas in present-day Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Bdóte is situated 1½ miles east of Round Tower.

Mendota Heights

Town

Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.

Mendota Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first-ring southern suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 11,744 at the 2020 census. Mendota Heights is situated 2 miles east of Round Tower.

Round Tower

Type: Building
Location: City of Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.89285° or 44° 53′ 34″ north

Longitude

-93.18226° or 93° 10′ 56″ west

Open location code

86P8VRV9+43

OpenStreetMap ID

way 153927965

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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